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Genetic defects in the control of growth hormone secretion.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 1998
Gertner J M, Wajnrajch M P, Leibel R L
Abstract excerpt
Since growth hormone deficiency (GHD) causes short stature and metabolic derangements, the processes which control its release are important physiologically. These processes can be illuminated by an understanding of genetically determined GHD. In 2 Indian Moslem cousins from a consanguineous family, GHD resistant to growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) stimulation was found. No mutations were found in the...
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